Where does “Borcarbid” come from?

Borcarbid (German) comes from German bor, from German Borax, from English borax, from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic بَوْرَق, from Persian بوره.

Borcarbid (German): boron carbide

Definitions

  1. boron carbide

Ancestry of “Borcarbid”, step by step

Borcarbid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanborboron
2GermanBoraxborax
3EnglishboraxA white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a...
4Middle Englishboras—
5Anglo-Normanboreis—
6Medieval Latinbaurachborax
7Arabicبَوْرَق—
8Persianبورهborax; sugar
9Middle Persianbwlk'—

via German Carbid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanCarbidcarbide
2EnglishcarbideAny binary compound of carbon and a more...
Every word from Middle Persian bwlk' →Every word from Persian بوره →Every word from Arabic بَوْرَق →
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